Chapter 189 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Bai Ruiji 16
In Yongshou Palace, Bai Ruiji, dressed in a red qipao, lies on her side on a couch.
Two little ones, both dressed in red, were playfully fighting, pushing each other and kicking each other – it was quite adorable.
Two palace maids stood by the couch, keeping a close eye on the two little ones, afraid that they might accidentally fall.
Mo Hua was adding charcoal to the brazier when she remembered what day it was. She turned to Bai Ruiji and said, "Your Highness, Consort Xian is moving back to Yanxi Palace today. Shall we send her a congratulatory gift?"
Bai Ruiji flipped through the sheet music in her hand and said, "Sending some tonics will suffice, nothing too heavy. Oh, and since Consort Shu has been promoted to the rank of Consort, let's send her a congratulatory gift as well."
Although the Emperor knew that Consort Xian had used a self-inflicted injury ruse, Consort Xian's health was now very weak, comparable to that of the Dowager Consort Duan when the Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu was alive.
She was breathless after taking three steps and would become weak and sickly afterward. She had ended up in this state because she was framed. The emperor softened and restored her to the rank of Consort Xian.
But the feelings from before, and the guilt now, have all dissipated.
Once the Emperor clears her name in the cinnabar case, he will at most grant her the rank of Consort, and Ruyi will no longer be special in his eyes.
After that, her favor with the emperor would probably be similar to that of Consort Wan now. Of course, Ruyi's health is not good, so she can no longer serve the emperor.
As for Consort Hai, who took cinnabar herself, she will likely die in childbirth.
To put it bluntly, the imperial heir that Consort Hai is carrying is far more valuable than Consort Hai herself.
However, Consort Hai's unborn child could not be born. It was also a false pregnancy caused by Bai Ruiji, after all, she did not want anyone else to have a child, not even a princess.
The easiest people to take advantage of in the palace are Consort Hui and Consort Xian. As for Bai Ruiji, there are only two words: Don't even think about it!
"Noble Lady Shu was promoted to the rank of Consort after only a little over a month in the palace. The palace servants are all saying that the most favored concubine in the palace is about to be replaced."
Speaking of this, Mo Hua got angry and poked the charcoal in the brazier a few times to vent his anger.
“She is from the Yehenara clan of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, and is also the daughter of a vice minister. How can my family background compare to hers? Besides, I entered the palace at a different time.”
"Besides, your mistress has been in the palace for four years and has already been promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine. To be honest, it took her three years to reach the rank of Imperial Concubine. She also has twins, a boy and a girl. How could she have fallen out of favor?"
Bai Ruiji didn't care about the rumor. Consort Shu's rank was due to her family background and was merely compensation for the "fertility-enhancing medicine".
“That’s true.” Mo Hua nodded, silently repeating Bai Ruiji’s words to herself, deciding that if she heard those words again, she would directly retort.
At the Winter Solstice Banquet, Consort Shen was promoted to Imperial Concubine Shen. The Emperor exempted her from the investiture ceremony and did not move her to a new palace, allowing her to continue living in Yanxi Palace.
Consort Hai gave birth prematurely after seven months of pregnancy. Not only did her child die in the womb, but she also passed away. Strangely, Consort Hai was neither posthumously honored nor buried in the imperial concubine mausoleum.
The concubines didn't know how Consort Hai had offended the Emperor, and Consort Xian had also suddenly fallen ill and was bedridden, but none of them dared to ask.
Everyone assumed that Consort Hai had been buried in another location, but Bai Ruiji knew that Consort Hai had been thrown into a mass grave.
The emperor decreed that he be demoted to a commoner, but this news was not spread.
In February of the following year, the Emperor cleared Consort Xian's name, demoted Noble Lady Shen to commoner status and handed her over to Consort Xian for punishment, and promoted Consort Xian to the rank of Imperial Concubine as compensation.
Aruo hanged herself in the Cold Palace. After Aruo's death, Yikun Palace began to be haunted.
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